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I have to admit the Dmen have been good, moving the puck with good decisions. I don’t miss Power trying to shield the puck with his body on the wall while the other team overwhelms him into a turnover.

DG’s reaction on the inside.

Very small sample size but interesting. I still don’t want him in a top six role on a regular basis.

Solid defensive effort without Power and Mule, whoda thunk it.

They are entertaining me, which is my bar, once they have pretty much eliminated themselves from the post season. RyJo is shifty and helps puck possession and breakouts. He looks so much more confident than Power, solid for a rookie. Cozens is almost back. UPL is not the problem this year, continuing good play. Keep this up for 20 more minutes.

I’ve heard comparisons to Jonathan Toews.

I wish he’d go back to that being his primary interest.

I am too p****d off at the team to be able to focus on another high draft pick. Like every year there is a lot of talent available in the top 10 but this is a gamble that may pay off in 3-5 years. They have many of those lottery tickets, I am ready for a different approach. I am intrigued by Iginla, smaller than the power forward I would like but he is solid and can score.

If it doesn’t meet the definition of a high stick, call it slashing. They call slashing on a stick to stick hit, this was to a face and drew blood.

Leafblower Craig Simpson complains about Greig driving a slap shot into the Leafs empty and says little about the cross check Rielly delivers to Greig’s head after the goal. He says Greig brought it on himself. It was a hot dog play but Rielly’s response was way over the top. He got 5 and a game. His response would be quite different had the roles been reversed. I can’t stand Simpson, I wish I could have seen my buddy beat the snot out of him back in his Junior B days.

I like Reinhart, he was my favourite Sabre during his time there. I’m happy for his success and whatever contract he signs. I am and have always been skeptical of players eclipsing career bests during a UFA season. I do not want to sign someone long term who suddenly improves by 30-50% as a UFA. Besides, he turns 29 in November.

Someone with no attachment to the players and prospects would make hockey decisions, not based on who wants to be here. Winning attracts winners.

I’m sure he heard he was being shopped, hard. He had been solid up to the all star break. He didn’t go to Cabo with the boys, maybe something there.

I put that on Pegula not wanting to pay coaches to sit at home.

PBP guy says Sabres net is empty, Sabres need a pair. He knows.

Keep that one in the bank for when Marchand is hunched over, send his schnozz into the fourth row.

Loser point plus on a silver platter, why am I worried.

That looked like a basketball scrum, slapping at each other.

Power out muscled on the wall again. He needs a poutine with double cheese, double gravy asap.

Scandella is still worth more than a 4th rounder.

Cozens with a bit of fire there, then Power leans into Hayes and gets pushed away like an 8 year old.

Aiming for a rebound off of the stanchion.

2024 UPL + 22/23 Sabres offense = playoffs.

Same with Jiricek, he’s a top four guy and I want him, but he’s a few years away from the guy they need now.

Not sustainable, more than half of those were with Berube behind the bench. He’s available btw.